Yoga Training

In Kris Galea's Yoga and Restoratives this week, she talked about the power of a relaxed face. Reading from Dr. Yoga Momma's blog post, Kris spoke about how we tend to over effort in many of our poses. Quoting from the blog, "In yoga, it's not uncommon to see students pushing to achieve an outward form of an asana - trying to emulate their …

Google “yoga teacher training” and pages upon pages of results will leave you not only scrolling for hours but likely overwhelmed and confused. It seems every studio and experienced teacher out there is offering a YTT now. In this weekly series, Natasha Rizopoulos, who leads 200- and 300-hour teacher trainings, recommends taking it a step further …

I can’t say I ever thought about how to become a wonderful yoga teacher up until a few years ago. After years of hearing my father taught the myriad of benefits yoga has for the body, mind, and soul, I thought I would give it a try. I fell in love instantly! I have decided to take my yoga practice one step further and enroll in Yoga From the …

Rolling up from a standing forward bend can be damaging! What happens to your lumbar spine when instructed to “round or roll up” from a standing forward bend? The lumbar spine curves in to accommodate the weight of the structures above it (cervical and thoracic spine; ribcage, head and their contents). Between the bony vertebral bodies are …

Peace and Harmony: Yoga Giveth, Yoga Taketh Away for Long-time Instructor Is the rising popularity of yoga both a blessing and a curse? Doctors take a Hippocratic oath to uphold ethics and standards in the medical field. In the yoga industry, I’m starting to wonder if we take a hypocritical oath: preach healing, practice injuring. Now, I’m …

How to Avoid Yoga Injuries A growing number of Americans are getting injured doing yoga. Like any form of physical activity, yoga practice carries risks—especially for people who push themselves or are pushed by teachers to "achieve" a particular pose. In a radio interview with Heidi Godman on WSLR, Sarasota, FL's Community Talk …